The company originated with a drive-in restaurant called "Parkette" in Charleston, West Virginia. Alex Shoenbaum opened the restaurant in 1947, then acquired a Big Boy franchise in 1951. Two years later, Shoenbaum renamed the Parkette "Shoney's Big Boy." During this time, Ray Danner was building a restaurant business in central Tennessee and opened his first Big Boy franchise in 1959 in Madison, Tennessee. He incorporated his privately owned company in 1968

Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Shoney's, Inc., is one of the restaurant industry's most respected companies. As of 1998 the restaurant chain operated or franchised over 1,300 restaurants in 34 states, including Shoney's, Captain D's, and the Pargo's and Fifth Quarter specialty restaurants. The company owned 893 restaurants and franchised 494 others.

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Make Your Own Omelet

Make your own omelet. This one has bacon, tomatoes,

mushrooms, and cheese with crispy hash browns.

MAKE YOUR OWN OMELET
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At Shoney's Restaurants you can build your own hearty three egg omelet with your choice of two of the following ingredients: American cheese, cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese. goat cheese, blue cheese, ham, bacon, sausage, green peppers, grilled onions, sauteed mushrooms of tomatoes. There is an additional charge for more than two items.